Citation Impact
6.765 - 2-year Impact Factor
7.296 - 5-year Impact Factor
1.604 - Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP)
3.698 - SCImago Journal Rank (SJR)
Submission guidelines
Our 3-step submission process
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Before you submit
Now you’ve identified a journal to submit to, there are a few things you should be familiar with before you submit.
- Make sure you are submitting to the most suitable journal - Aims and scope
- Understand the costs and funding options - Fees and funding
- Make sure your manuscript is accurate and readable - Language editing services
- Understand the copyright agreement - Copyright
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Ready to submit
To give your manuscript the best chance of publication, follow these policies and formatting guidelines.
- General formatting rules for all article types - Preparing your manuscript
- Make sure your submission is complete - Prepare supporting information
- Copyright and license agreement - Conditions of publication
- Read and agree to our Editorial Policies - Editorial policies
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Submit and promote
After acceptance, we provide support so your article gains maximum impact in the scientific community and beyond.
Please note that manuscript can only be submitted by an author of the manuscript and may not be submitted by a third party.
- Who decides whether my work will be accepted? - Peer-review policy
- Want to submit to a different journal? - Manuscript transfers
- Spreading the word - Promoting your publication
- Editorial Board
- Editorial Team
- Goings On
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Announcements
BMC Biology is recruiting new reviewers
We are looking to expand our reviewers’ pool. If you are interested in becoming a reviewer or Guest Editor at BMC Biology, please complete this Google form. Further information can be found on our contact page.
Portable peer review
BMC Biology supports portable peer review by sharing reviews and evaluating papers based on existing reports. Learn more here.
BMC Biology is accepting submissions directly from bioRxiv. Please see here for more information.
COVID-19 and impact on peer reviewAs a result of the significant disruption that is being caused by the COVID-19 pandemic we are very aware that many researchers will have difficulty in meeting the timelines associated with our peer review process during normal times. Please do let us know if you need additional time. Our systems will continue to remind you of the original timelines but we intend to be highly flexible at this time.